Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources