Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources