Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research