Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course