Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition