Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course