Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources