Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video