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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses