Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices