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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education