Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning