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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses