Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)