Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)