Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research