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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)