Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution