Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education