Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)