Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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