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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book