Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources