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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Book