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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Resources Book