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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education