Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books