Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology