Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs