Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)