Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses