Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition