Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)