Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Book