Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources