Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software