Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy