Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources