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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning