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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)