Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books