Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)