Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)