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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education