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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals