Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)