Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Book