Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses