Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course