Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course