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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources