Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition