Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition