Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs