Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)