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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs