Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)