Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course