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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course