Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For College Credit