Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning