Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University