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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology