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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs