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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning