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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books