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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Resources Book