Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources