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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course