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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education