Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education