Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education