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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book