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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education