Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs