Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology