Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources