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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education