Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses