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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software