Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources