Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs