Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology