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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs