Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education