Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources