Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs