Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University