Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book