Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)