Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education