Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs