Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Education