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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University