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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Free Online College Education