Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education