Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology