Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education