Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Book