Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education