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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc