Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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