Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source