Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education