Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education