Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources