Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education