Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition