Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course