Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)