Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education