Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses