Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education