Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses