Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition