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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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