Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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