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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology