Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses