Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University