Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software