Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources