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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program