Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses