Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition