Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OER). There are dozens of interesting new online learning technologies emerging each year that can be used for edification. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar initiatives with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners all over the world to learn from well-known intellectuals. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate participant motivation and high student attrition? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are being used successfully today? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct massively open online courses? This massive open online courses book also researches methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.

New historical trends in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. There are many subjects that electronic education technology institutions have to deal with now that digital education technology is advancing so rapidly. Students and would like to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help humans succeed in these massive open online courses. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these MOOCs and other forms of open education resources (OERs) persist. This MOOC classes book analyzes feasible strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. For more information see this MOOCs Book website.