Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)