Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book