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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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