Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory