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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University