Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)