Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research