Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources