Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs