Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses