Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software