Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education