Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education