Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)