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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning