Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Books