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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning