Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs