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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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