Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses