Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs