Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning