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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses