Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning