Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses