Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education