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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course