Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses