Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources