Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs