Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs