Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)