Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course