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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses