Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)