Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)