Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses