Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs