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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)