Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education