Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)