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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs