Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education