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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education