Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)