Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology