Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOC