Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses