Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)