Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book