Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course