Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)