Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)