Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source