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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs