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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education