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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education