Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs