Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning