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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)