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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition