Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education