Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)