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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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