Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning