Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books