Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational