Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning