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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning