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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOC