Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book