Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition