Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About Open Education