Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology