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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source