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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)