Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)