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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)