Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices