Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses