Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology