Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs