Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free