Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)