Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book