Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology