Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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