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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book