Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform