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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)