Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course