Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition