Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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