Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List