Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources