Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University