Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources