Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)