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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)