Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)