Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education