Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book