Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology