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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses