Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs