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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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