Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses