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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses