Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software