Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources