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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses For Credit