Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy