Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOC