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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs