Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning