Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals