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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education