Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source