Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources