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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs