Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs