Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses