Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses