Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)