Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books