Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition