Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course