Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)