Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition