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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)