Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning