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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs