Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)