Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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