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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education