Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)