Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course