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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book