Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education