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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books