Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs