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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition