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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)