Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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