Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education