Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software