Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education