Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)