Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses