Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education