Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education