Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education