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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology