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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education