Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education