Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)