Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses