Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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