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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs