Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology