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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book