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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning