Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education