Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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