Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program