Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)