Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education