Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs