Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)