Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses