Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course