Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For College Credit