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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition