Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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