Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book