Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources