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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Educational