Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education