Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning