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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education