Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs