Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)