Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course