Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology