Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)