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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education