Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)