Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course