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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition