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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses