Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology