Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education