Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition