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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course