Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses