Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massively Open Online Courses