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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)