Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Books