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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources