Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs