Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning