Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)