Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course