Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course