Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books