Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs