Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition