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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses