Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses