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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course