Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution