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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses