Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology