Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs