Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)