Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education