Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education