Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses