Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit