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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology