Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning