Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)