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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs