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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources