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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs