Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course