Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit