Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education