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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning