Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources