Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses