Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources