Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)