Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education