Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning