Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education