Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Resources Book