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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book