Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)