Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)