Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources