Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)