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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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