Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education