Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices