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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education