Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)