Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)