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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology