Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course