Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources