Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses