Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education