Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education