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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources