Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education