Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education