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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course