Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons