Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs