Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs