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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)