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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform