Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs