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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education