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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education