Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education