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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)