Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education