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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book