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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major 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