Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources