Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books