Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education