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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs