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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform