Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses