Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education