Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition