Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOC