Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)