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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals