Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education