Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources