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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals