Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)