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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform