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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education