Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education