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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University