Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education