Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning