Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program