Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)