Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education