Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs