Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs