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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course