Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source