Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education