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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software