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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education