Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning