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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs