Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs