Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book