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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy