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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education