Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses