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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source