Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books