Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs