Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education