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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education