Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources