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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs