Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs