Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book