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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course