Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important 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)