Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)