Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs