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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs