Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)