Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)