Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research