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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning