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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books