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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy