Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals