Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education