Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources