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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education