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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education