Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses