Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education