Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology