Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book