Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources