Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course