Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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