Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning