Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit