Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources