Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology