Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning