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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education