Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting 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.

Distance Education