Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)