Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning