Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education