Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform