Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)