Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning