Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OER). Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open educational resources are allowing millions of self-directed online learners all around the world to learn from well-known instructors. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. The open education resources (OER) movement was the inspiration for the first massively open online courses. Massively open online courses (MOOC) are a form of blended learning. How can stakeholders handle problems like low participant motivation and high participant attrition?

Modern changes in digital elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. There are dozens of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning is developing so swiftly. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help humans succeed in these MOOCs. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these MOOC courses and other kinds of open education resources (OERs) persist. This open educational resources book examines guidelines for others who hope to create highly engaging MOOC-based learning experiences. For more information visit this MOOCs Book website.