Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOCs