Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education