Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory