Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources