Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs