Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education