Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education