Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources