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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education