Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning