Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices