Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)