Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education