Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational