Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses