Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education