Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)