Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy