Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses