Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs