Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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