Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education