Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books