Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses