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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program