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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses