Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book