Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OERs). There are a lot of fascinating elearning technologies emerging each year that can be used for erudition. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. It is problematic to motivate and inspire learners in online environments. The open education resources (OERs) movement was the inspiration for the first massively open online courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

New advancements in digital learning technology have enabled people in nations all over the world to take part in classes online. Higher education instructors and need to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in these massively open online courses. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these massively open online courses and other forms of open education resources (OER) persist. The ultimate ambition of these massively open online courses is to provide e-learning to more people all around the world. This engaging new massive open online courses book describes practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. For more details please visit this MOOCs Book website.