Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free