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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses