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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books